Is there a need for a bio wheel on a filter?

[fobrinkle]

I voted for the one with biowheels but I would opt for something else. If you are will to spend almost $240 on two of these filters you could find somehting much better. Should be able to find an FX5 for that price.

 

[fobrinkle]

You can buy one FX5 cheaper then the two magnums.

you beat me too it

 

[fhawk362]

Yea, I have a magnum 350 and an AC70 and even that seems to work better than my 350. 350s arent bad but theres better out there and at a better value. You could also DIY a canister, theres a thread on here and its pretty simple

 

[fishy12]

Ill keep a eye on ebay for fx's

 

[tcarswell]

I didn't vote because I'm a slave to math. The bio-wheel on my P150 works out to about one and a half bio-balls! I would expect the bio-wheel on the Marineland 350 to be equivalent to three to three and a half bio-balls.

With that said, how do you guys think this filter would stack up to a small wet/dry with about a hundred bio-balls? (I suddenly feel the need to buy stocks in a bio-ball company...)

Where did you find the surface area of a bio wheel ? Ive searched relentlessly and never found anything conclusive as far as surface area of these....

 

[Err]

I have to admit that I would NOT use the Mag350 as a primary filter. I would deff go for an AC110 or even a diffrent canister (XP3, FX5, Ehiem 238923485239) But I do love my mag 350, it really cant be beat for an off the shelf mech/chem filter, and if things get really messy you can always load the micron cartredge with DE and boom its a diatom filter. You can put carbon/peat/argonite ect buffers or even ceramic rings if you wanted into the basket and run that as well. Its a very versatile and handy secondary filter but I would deff get somthing els to handle your bio.

 

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Where did you find the surface area of a bio wheel ? Ive searched relentlessly and never found anything conclusive as far as surface area of these....

Measure one pleat and then count the pleats.